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Board approves routine resolutions, sets public hearing on budget amendment; tables one road vacation item
Summary
The Pottawattamie County Board approved multiple routine resolutions including authorizing the county engineer to close roads for construction, certifying completion papers, permitting oversize vehicles and delegating RPA representation; the board set a Nov. 12 public hearing on a fiscal-year 2025–26 budget amendment, approved a hiring request for
At its meeting, the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved several routine and administrative items and scheduled a budget amendment public hearing.
Key votes and outcomes: - Consent agenda: approved unanimously by voice vote. - Resolution No. 61-25: authorized the county engineer to close secondary roads for construction and maintenance — approved by roll call (unanimous). - Resolution No. 62-25: authorized the county engineer to certify completion papers and final acceptance of contract work on the farm-to-market and federal-aid systems — approved (unanimous). - Resolution No. 63-25: authorized the county engineer to issue and sign special permits for movement of vehicles of excess size and weight on county secondary roads — approved (unanimous). - Resolution No. 64-2025: designated alternative representation for the MAPA (RPA) technical committee, placing Andy Wicks as primary technical representative — approved (unanimous). - Resolution No. 66-2025: reappropriated funds from Human Resources to the Board of Supervisors for staffing; motion passed (unanimous). - Budget amendment public hearing set: the board set a public hearing on the fiscal year 2025–26 budget amendment for Nov. 12, 2025 (board motion; date and time to be confirmed for publishing requirements). - Weed commissioner’s report (2025): accepted and authorized chair to sign — approved (unanimous). - Health department personnel: board approved hiring a physician assistant at grade 38 step 5; chair to sign paperwork — approved (unanimous). - Letter of support: the board approved a letter of support for Advance Southwest Iowa Economic Development Foundation’s grant application for a two-year operating grant for a co-working and entrepreneurial hub — approved (unanimous).
One item on the agenda — Resolution 65-25 regarding a final order on a road vacation (portion of 200th and 80th Street) — was not adopted; the board opened the public hearing, heard public comment and instructed staff to add contingency language requiring a recorded ingress/egress easement, then tabled the final order until the easement is recorded.
All recorded roll-call votes on resolutions during the meeting were unanimous in favor when taken; no board member recorded a nay vote on the matters decided at the meeting.
